**About the Editor**

#### **Maged A. Youssef**

Dr. Maged A. Youssef is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Western University, Canada. He received his PhD from McMaster University, Canada, in 2000 and then joined Murray Engineering P.C., New York City, as a senior structural engineer. Dr. Youssef joined Western University in August of 2002. He was promoted to the rank of Professor in 2015. He also acted as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Affairs from 2012 to 2015. Dr. Youssef has also received the 2007 R. Mohan Mathur Award for Excellence in Teaching. In addition to university teaching, he is actively involved in the professional development of practicing engineers. Dr. Youssef's research focuses on improving safety of our civil structures to natural and human-made disasters. His research covers areas in earthquake engineering, structural fire engineering, and smart materials and systems. He was a co-publisher of three standards, and he has also published 2 book chapters, 70 journal articles, 65 conference papers, and several technical reports. He has presented his research as a keynote/expert speaker in national and international conferences and was also invited to present his research at Tohoku University (Japan), Kyoto University (Japan), and South China University of Technology (China). Dr. Youssef supervised 12 PhD students and 10 Master's students to graduation. He is currently supervising 10 PhD students and 2 Master's students. He is an active member of the professional committees of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers and the American Concrete Institute. He is a licensed professional engineer and is actively involved in consulting activities for structural engineering.
